May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Sad news in the Simple Minds community today, with the news that Kenny Hyslop has sadly passed away. In recent months Kenny had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he described as ‘the dreaded lurgy.’ An absolute drumming legend, playing for many, including Slik. His stint with Simple Minds may have been brief but was…
Such desperately sad news reached the Simple Minds fanbase today, Jaine Henderson has passed away. I spoke to Jaine twice when I conducted my first interview for the blog. When I approached her initially she had reservations and graciously declined my request. Just a few days later though, she got back in contact with me…
I love this story that George Underwood tells of him and David Bowie going to see Little Richard. It’s part of Uncut magazine’s big obit to Little Richard. I had read the story some time back – but it bears repeating. If there is really such a thing as heaven and those of us deemed…
A short obit for Ken Pitt in this month’s Mojo magazine.
A fitting tribute for Ted.